Sanitary closet.



M. M. MARCUSE.

SANITARYCLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1914.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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MOSES M. MARCUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WEST DISINFEC'IING A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SANITARY CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed June 10, 1914. Serial No. 844,207.

To all whom z't-may concern:

Be it known that I, Moses M. MARCUSE, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sanitary Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sanitary closets, with the following objeots in View: providing a novel and sanitary device for receiving the feces and urine, retaining the same for a considerable length of time without creating an ofiensive odor and concealing from view the receptacle containing the foreign matter under certain conditions; providing means under the control of the person using the closet for automatically agitating the foreign matter in the receptacle; providing means for automatically disintegrating the foreign matter; providing a receptacle for the closet which may be easily removed for cleaning purposesv or the contents may be removed while in place; providing a manually operated means for withdrawing the disintegrated forelgn matter; providing an overflow for conveying the excess llquid matter away from the receptacle; providing a means for automatically discharging a predetermined amount of a disinfecting and liquefying agent into the receptacle; providing a means for automatically replenishing the. container with a disinfecting and liquefying agent to be discharged into the receptacle; providing means for conveying the disintegrated, disinfected and liquefied matter away from the confines of the closet; attaining these sanitary benefits by mechanism capable of easy operation and simple in construction.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying draw:

ings, in Which Figure 1 represents a sanitary closet, partly broken away to show the parts within in conjunction with the method of treating the deposits usual to the proper use of the closet after it has been discharged therefrom,

Fig. 2 represents a transverse vertical section on a larger scale taken from front to rear showing the parts of the closet in the position they would assume when the person using the same occupies the seat,

Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the same,

Fig. 4 represents a transverse section taken in the plane of the line AA of Fig. 3, several of the parts being broken away to show other parts within,

Fig. 5 represents a transverse section taken in the plane of the line B-B of Fig. 3,

. Fig. 6 represents a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line CC of Fig. 2,

Fig. 7 represents a detail section showing the means of operating the outlet from the deposit receiving receptacle,

Fig. 8 represents a detail horizontal section taken in the plane of the line DD of Fig. 7,

Fig. 9 represents a detail section of the cover closing device, and

Fig. 10 represents a vertical section of the disinfectant tank with its operating mechanism taken in the plane of the line E-E of Fig. 3.

The casing of the sanitary closet is denoted by 1, its base by 2, a door by 3, which door is hinged at 4 to the casing.

A seat 5 is hinged at 6 to a back member 7, which member is securely fixed to the easing 1 in any well known or approved man ner. The seat 5 is provided with a hole 8 of the usual shape.

A cover 9 is provided for closing upon the seat 5, which cover is also hinged at 6 to the back member 7. The cover 9 has secured to its under side an annular gasket 10 of rubber or other material, which is so 10- cated as to engage the seat 5 when closed to form aseal between the cover and seat, thereby preventing any odor from escaping between the same. There is located between the seat 5 and the casing 1, a plate 11 having a tubular body 12 depending therefrom, the lower edges of which body are oppositely inclined to form seats for flaps 13, 14. These flaps are fixed to rock shafts 15, 16, mounted in hangers 17, depending from the plate 11 and are arranged to close against the inclined seats and form a bottom for the tubular body.

To operate the flaps 13, 14, I provide plungers 18, 19, arranged to engage arms 20, 21, also fixed to the rock shafts 15, 16, which plungers project upwardly through the plate 11 and are adapted to engage the seat 5 so that when the weight of the person using the closet will be applied to the seat,

the plungers will be forced downwardly, thereby rocking the shafts and opening-the flaps. The weight of the seat alone is not sufficient to open the flaps, so I provide that the cover 9, together With the seat 5, will be Weight enough to force the plunger down and open the flaps thereby sealing the easing ,1 to prevent any odor from escaping at this point when the closet is not in use. The flaps will be closed against their seats by springs 26 mounted on the shafts'15, .16, adapted to engage the flaps, and weights 27 affixed to the outer ends of the flaps. Both the springs and the weights assist in making a tight closure of the flaps against the seats of the tubular body, at the same time lifting the seat by means of the plungers when the cover is raised.

The position of the plungers with respect to the seat is such that it. will require the combined weight of both the seat and cover or the weight of a person on the seat to overcome the action of the springs and weights so as to force the flaps to their open posit-ion. The front plungers 18 are controlled by the seat 5, and the rear plungers 19 by the cover 9. Thus it will be seen that when the cover is raised from the seat, it takes the additional weight from the seat and the flaps, by means of their springs and weights, inn'i'iediately close upon the tubular body at the same time lifting the seat and closing the cover, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 9.

The means for auton'iatically closing the cover are constructed, arranged and operated as follows: A push lever 28 having a depending arm 29 is mounted to rock in abracket 30 secured to the back member 7 with the depending arm 29 passing through a hole 31 in the back member. A rocking lever 32 is mounted to rock in a bracket 33 depending from the back member 7, one end of which lever is adapted to engage an abutment 34 fixed to a flexible connection 35 which passes over a pulley 36 and is attached to the depending arm 29. A weight 37 is secured to the opposite end of the flexible connection 35 for throwing the lever 28 to its forward position.

A rod 38 hinged at 38* to the seat 5 is provided with nuts 39 adjustable on the rod in position to engage the other end of the rocking lever 32 for lifting the weight from its bracket 40 thereby relieving the tension on'the arm 29 and push-lever 28. The parts are so arranged that the push-lever 28 is normally at rest when the coverand seat are closed. The first part of the upward movement of the cover permits the seat to rise, allowing the adjustable nuts 39 on the depending rod 38 to release the lever 32, which, by means of the Weight, pulls on the depending arm 29 and forces the push-lever 28 forward. 'The further movement of the cover forces the lever rearwardly, taking the Weight from its seat. The Weight being heavier than the cover tends to force it forwardly by means of the push-lever, where, if released, it will fall by gravity to its closed position.

A receptacle 41 is located within the easing 1 and is provided with an upwardly extended bottom 42 having a ridge 43 running from front to rear. The bottom and ridge are slightly inclined so that the liquid deposits falling thereon will pass to the sides and toward the front of the receptacle, into awell 44, from which it maybe emptied at any convenient time through the outlet 45. i

To disintegrate the deposits within the receptacle, 1 mount therein, upon opposite sides of the ridge 43, shafts 46, 47, journaled in bearings 48, 49, upon which shafts I secure a series of heaters 50, 51. Some of the heaters are provided with tapered blades 52, so as to beat and break up the solid matter falling upon the bottom 42. The shafts 46, 47, are arranged in parallelisn'i with the bottom so that the heaters will operate equally throughout its. length.

A platform 53 provided with openings 55 is located beneath the shaft 46,- through which openings, radial prongs 57, fixed to the shaft, are arranged to oscillate. A simi-' lar platform 54, having openings 56, is located beneath the, shaft 47, through which openings, radial prongs 58, fixed to the shaft 47, are arranged to oscillate.

Prongs 59, 60, extend downwardly from the shafts 46, 47, into the chambers formed between the bottom of the receptacle and the platform and serve to agitate the matter therein, while the radial prongs 57, 58, in 105 passing through the openings in the platforms tear and break up any solid matter that falls within their paths.

Guards 61, 62, prevent any solid matter from passing directly into the well 44.

The rock-shafts 46, 47, carrying the beat ers and agitators, are controlled and operated by the movement of the cover as follows: A swinging stop 63 is mounted on the back member 7 and is linked at 64 to a 115 vertically sliding member 65, which is mounted to slide in bearings in the back member. The lower end-of the member 65 is forked, as shown at 66, to receive the connected operating rods 67, 68, which are piv- 20 oted to the rock shafts 46, 47, by the lugs 69, 70, fixed thereon.

A pin 71, having a lost mot-ion connection with the stop 63, is mounted in a bracket 72 on the cover 9 and serves to operate the 125 agitators and heaters at each completeup- Ward or downward movement of the cover. The movement of the boaters is controlled by the adjusting nuts 73 on the pin'71, which stop 63 as the ;cover is. partly closed upon the seat, while, from this position to the closed position the swinging stop will he rocked forward, thereby lifting the member 65, connecting rods 67', 68, lugs 69, 70,- and rocking the shafts -1L6,47, that carry the agitators and beaters. Thus it will be seen that upon the opening movement of the cover, the agitators will be raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, by the cover. engaging the stop 63, forcing the member 65, connecting rods 67 68, lugs 69, 70, and rockinglthe shafts a6, 47. This opening and closing movement of the cover will cause the deposits to become disintegrated and agitated so that they may pass readily into the well 44 and through the outlet. 4:5.

Simultaneously with this agitating and beating, I provide a means for discharging a predetermined amount of disinfecting and liquefying agent into the receptacle so that the deposits therein will be treated with a disinfecting and liquefying agent, while being agitated and disintegrated. I

The means for discharging this disinfecting and liquefying agent is constructed, arranged and operated as follows: A-tank 71 is secured to the casing 1 above 'the receptacle 4.1, and has located therein a cylinder 7 2 having a piston 78. and'rod 7 1 fitted to slide in the cylinder. The rod 74 projects upwardly through the tank' 71 and back member 7 to a position where it will be engaged by a toe 7 5' fixed to the cover 9'when in its raised position. A spring 76 is-located on the rod 7 4 between a collar 77 and the tank 71, so as to lift the piston and rod a predetermined distance. An inlet 78, for the disinfecting and liquefying agent, to the cylinder from the tank 71 is located near its bottom and an outlet'7 9 atthe bottom ofthe cylinder. The outlet 79 is provided with a duct 80 which passes upwardly to the top of the tank 71, terminating in a nozzle so that the discharge therefrom will be directed into the receptacle 41. 'As the cover 9 is opened to the position shown in' Fig. 10, the toe 75 will engage and press downwardly upon the rod and piston, which first cuts off the inlet 78 and then forcestheliquid beneath the piston out through the outlet 79 and duct 80 into the receptacle 41. Upon theclosing of the cover, the'toe-being removed, the rod and piston will rise under the tension of the spring until the piston uncovers the inlet, whence the chamber below the piston will be again filled with liquid and ready to discharge the disinfecting and liquefying agent at the next opening of the cover.

The tank 71 may be replenished in the following manner: The tank 71 is provided with a tube 81, which extends a slight "distance from the bottom to the upper edges of the back member 7 and has a screw threaded engagement with an indicator and reservoir 82. This reservoir 82 is provided with a spring pressed ball outlet valve 83 which extends into the tube 81, an inlet 84;, a plug 85 for the inlet, and a rod 86 which coacts with the plug and outlet valve. As the plug is removed, the outlet valve'closes. the plug is screwed in, the rod 86 is forced down against thetension of the spring upon the ball valve, thereby opening the same for the liquid to pass into the tank, providing the tank is not filled. The tank is filled by the liquid passing down the overflow tube 87 after the liquid in the reservoir hasreached the top of the tube. As the liquid is gradually taken from the tank 71 through the cylinder, so will it gradually be replacedfrom thev reservoir. The reservoir may be made of glass or other suitable material so that it may be readily seen when the tank will require fillingasthelevelof the liquid will fall first in the reservoir.

A protector 88 of wire or other suitable .material, is secured to the back member 7 and surrounds the reservoir so as to prevent the unintentional displacement of the reservoir from the tank.

There itis desired to convey the. disintegrated, disinfected and liquefied matter away from the confines of the closet, I provide a gate valve 89 at the outlet 4L5" within the well 44, which valve is manually operated by means of a lever 90 pivoted at 91 to the receptacle 41, one end of which lever is connected at 92 to a valve rod 93 fixed to the valve 89. To prevent the valve from being unintentionally left open, I extend the valve rod 93 upwardly a distance where it will extend about the bottom ofthe seat when the valve isopen, so that any weight placed upon the seat while in thi's position will-force the rod and valve down to its closed position, as shown in Figs 2, 1 and 7. The foreign mat ter passing through the outlet 45 will enter a bypass having check valves 9 1, 95, between which check valves is located a manually operated force pump 96, which "will force the matter. from the by-pass intoa rearwa'rdly inclined pipe 97, fixed beneath the receptacle 4:1. The pipe 97 is coupled to'a liquefying tank 98 by a pipe 99. The liquefying tank 98 is provided with an upwardly extending baffle plate 100, a downwardly extending baffle plate-101, and a clean-out flue 1'02. A basket. 103 is lowered through the clean-out flue 102 by means of a wire or rope connected to the cap 104 of the flue, to a position in front of the inlet pipe 99, so that the matter that cannot be liquefied will pass through the opening 105 in the basket 108 and be removed at pleasure.

I also propose to insert through the clean out flue from time .to time an additional liquefying, de'odorizing and disinfecting agent, to insure a thorough and complete When further treatment of the matter passing into this tank '98 so that it may pass out through the outlet 106 to a predetermined point Where it may percolate into the ground.

The receptacle 4:1 is provided with an overflow pipe 107 which leads directly into the pipe 97. The top of this pipe 107 is provided with wires-108 to prevent paper or other matter passing thereinto and clogging the same.

To carry off all odors withinthe casing 1, I arrange a series of holes 109 near the bot tom, which, together with a ventilating pipe 110 situated in the back member. 7, tends to induce a current of air vto pass upwardly through the casing and out through the vein tilating pipe 110.

I wish it to be understood that the plate 11, with the parts carried thereby, may be removed at pleasure.

It is evident that changes mayibe resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth, but

What I claim is 1. A sanitary closet receptacle having a Well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for said well, and means for opening and closing said outlet.

2. A sanitary closet receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, outlet for said well, and a valve for opening andclosing said outlet.

3. A sanitary closet receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for said well, a valve for opening and closing said outlet, and means within the receptacle for disintegrating and agitating the deposits for the passage thereof through said outlet.

4. A sanitary closet receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said. well, an outlet for the well, a valve for opening and closing said outlet, and a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet.

5'. A sanitary closet receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for said well, a valve for opening and closing said outlet, a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from said outlet, and a check valve located between said pump and outlet.

6. A sanitary closet receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for said well,-

a valve for opening and closing said outlet, a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from said outlet, and check valveslocated upon opposite sides-of the pump.

7. A sanitary closet receptacle having a Well therein, va. ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for said well, a valve for opening and closing said outlet, means within the receptacle for disintegrating and agitating the deposits for thepassage through said outlet, a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet, and check valves located upon opposite sides of the pump.

8; A sanitary closet comprising a casing, a seat therefor, a cover for said seat, a re-' ceptacle within said casing for receiving the deposits usual to the proper use thereof, said receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for the well, a valve for said outlet and a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet.

9. A sanitary closet comprising a casing, a seat therefor, a. cover for said seat, areceptacle within said casing for receiving the deposits usual to the proper use thereof, said receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for the well, a. valve for said outlet, means operated by the cover for disintegrating and agitating the deposits, said means comprising shafts mounted in the receptacle and having a series of heaters and prongs adapted to be oscillated by the movement of the cover, platforms having openings in position to coact with said prongs, a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet, and check valves located upon opp osite'sides of the pump.

10. A sanitary closet comprising a casing, a seat therefor, a cover for said seat, a disin fecting and liquefying device, a receptacle within said casing for receiving the deposits usual to the proper use thereof, said receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for the well, a valve for said outlet, and a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet.

11. A sanitary closet comprising a casing, a seat therefor, a cover for said seat, a disinfecting and liquefying device operated by said cover, a receptacle within said casing for receiving the deposits usual to the proper use thereof, said receptacle having a well therein, a ridged and inclined bottom leading to said well, an outlet for the Well, a valve for said outlet, and a pump connected to said outlet for forcing the deposits away from the outlet.

12. In sewage disposal apparatus, the combination of a hopper, a cover therefor, a tank into which the hopper discharges, a

movable agitator in the tank, and operative my invention, I have signed my name in connections between the agitator and the presence of two witnesses, this twenty-second 10 siilid cover whereby when the cfowlelr is raised day of May, 1914. t e agitator is moved out o t e way of entering matters and. when the cover is MOSES MARCUSE' lowered the agitator is caused to submerge Witnesses: such matters. F. GEORGE BARRY,

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as C. S. SUNDGREN.

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